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I've heard this before: Do cardio to look good in clothes, lift weights to look good naked!! hahah! (I do both!)

I have a heart rate monitor as well- and ( In my opinion) you definitely need a chest strap to get a more accurate reading. I always feel that my burn rates are higher than I *think* they should be (700 cals for a 60 minute high intensity cardio workout)... but to err on the side of caution, I always subtract 10% of the…

Here's mine... exactly 2 years since I started my GET HEALTHY life! Celebrated on Mother's Day by running my second 5K - ran it in 28.50mins! Woohoo- shaved 2 minutes off my time from LAST Mother's day (my one year anniversary!) 90lbs down and HOLDING STRONG!! and the face...

Bagged 'cruciferous blend' (which is shredded kale,cabbage, brussels sprouts, etc)... great sauteed up with some onion added, and drizzled with balsamic. Also LOVE thir bagged 'Rocket Arugula'... yummy in salads. Their non-fat plain Greek yogurt is good (I eat it with pomegranate seeds on it, which you can also find…

Congrats on getting started, sounds like you've taken some good first steps. Definitely good to cut out all the processed fast foods, they may taste good, but they aren't the best 'bang for your buck' when watching calorie intake. You can get a lot MORE food for less 'calorie cost'. And, like you said, eating lunch out…

I use a meal replacement shake every morning (Optifast)... and have for almost 2 years. It's just such a fast, easy, no brainer in the morning while I rush to get kids ready for school and out the door. It's one less food choice I need to make in a day. You could probably replace one or two meals a day with some sort of…

This sounds spot on!!!

Suh-weet! @ Mypersonalfit... Add 13.... I'm 41! And that's a recent pic! And you- I'd say.... 21 very beautiful! :smile: Cheers!

@ tiffani: 25?

I think with that many months, you'll work up to it! Plus, being in that atmosphere, with all the support around you, the motivation and the overall FUN atmosphere-- you'll find the strength to do it all! I ran a 5K in May of last year, right at the 1 year anniversary of my weight loss journey. I was down about 75lbs or…

for anyone who has done P90X - I see that the workouts are 3 days cardio/3 days strength...is that right? Couple of questions: 1) Does it alternate, for instance, strength one day, then cardio, then strength.... 2) Approx. how long is each workout each day? Trying to see if this can factor in to my day, in addition to what…

Dannon Light & Fit Greek Yogurt - only 80 cals per cup, and a good healthy chunk of your protein for the day. A great snack-- for not a lot of calories! And they have a ton of new flavors.... toasted coconut vanilla is DEEE-licious!

This. And lasagna.

Flatbread pizzas-- use a 'FlatOut' which is a kind of tortilla thingy usually found by the deli or in the bread section. Use a bit of sauce, low cal mozzarella and load it up with veggies. Veggies and hummus, or if hummus isn't your thing, use a Greek plain yogurt and mix in a bit of ranch and chopped cucumbers-- like your…

ohmygosh! I swear by these things... it's the ONLY greek yogurt I eat (least calories, least sugar etc) and they have sooo many new flavors- I'm in heaven! The new 'Blends' are yummy... Chocolate cherry, caramel machiatto and some kind of cheesecake one. I have about 20 in my fridge right now!!! Love these!!

^^^ oops-- had entered it under my husband's profile. Here is MY post: I didn't love cardio in the beginning (it's hard to even WALK when you're carrying an extra 50+ pounds!) but... try different things! I started out just walking, then added some aerobics class.. but the thing I found that I just LOVED (and really helped…

Tortillas. 1 large tortilla (like to make a burrito)... 200 calories!!! And that's just the vehicle to get the good stuff in your mouth! It's not like I'm saying, "Mmmmm... this tortilla is soooo good!" So now I use La Tortilla Factory Smart & Delicious, only 50 for the small tortillas and 80 for the large. Also- the…

I love this website-- it has hundreds of pics of bento style lunches. I used this site when planning meals to send for my kids' lunches... but they can easily be for us grown ups, too! These were just some of my favorite pictures. Check out their website!!

Everyone looks great! Here's mine: Xmas 2011 - 240lb.> Summer 2013 - 160lb

Swimming is AWESOME! I do it all the time... heading to pool now! When I started my weightloss last May, I was just doing cardio (aerobics, running) and when I plateaued, I added in swimming. Weight started coming off, and over the course of the next 6 months, swimming on average of 3 days a week- I lost a lot more weight,…

Something like this happened to my mom, years and years ago, when I was a teenager. My mom always struggled with her weight, thru her whole adult life. Though she never outwardly seemed sad, or unattractive, she was just AWESOME! But I vividly remember weight watchers, and soup diets Jenny Craig and Susan Powter and the…

LOVE the recipe tool! And if you're like most people, you tend to eat a lot of the same foods. So once you build the recipe, as long as you dont stray from it too much (you can add extra tomatoes, or a few extra cucumber slices!) then you just add in the food in your log by clicking receipe (if you've saved it) and type in…

I see your profile pic is BOOT CAMP. I'd take more of those 'ideas'... incorporate 'cross training' where you get your heart rate up fast (cardio), then do some exercises that incorporate more lifting. I agree with all the posts above... a little less cardio, more strength. You can choose to do a day of cardio, then a day…

Thanks for that link... I'm not surprised either, but was shocked to see how MUCH over some of the items were. I understand a little bit of variance-- because a lot of food is made by a person who is squirting on mayo, or throwing a blob of butter in the pan, or ladeling on sauce... This is just another reason that I cook…

Baldzach: 33?

or "iodized salt' pulls up the old stand by: Morton's table salt!

I totally got rid of them!! I lost about 80lbs... and I DEFINITELY got rid of the biggest stuff. I guess i Have a few pieces that were my 'transition' clothes, from about 15lbs ago, but it sucks because they are practically new!!! So I have a few things- but I went from a size 18/20 (US) in pants to an 8 or 10. I will…

Use the recipe builder on here! Go to recipes, on the right, click 'enter new recipe' and you enter all your ingredients, enter the # of servings it makes (in this case, 3) and it does all the math for you! Then you can save it-- so you dont have to do it every time. My absolute FAVORITE feature here on MFP! I have about…

Way to go!! Keep up the great work!

I started slow (walking, slow run, swimming) when i was first trying to lose weight at beginning of last year. As I lost, I got faster-- with my walking and running and swimming. Once I lost about 40lbs or so- I added in some new stuff, bootcamps and my NEW favorite - cardio-kickbox. I've been doing it for about 6-7 months…